Rail gauge for spinning frames



March 31. 1925.

A. M. GUlLLET RAIL GAUGE FOR SPINNING FRAMES Fi1ed Jan 13. 1925 Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALBERT M. GUILLET, OF CHARLOTTE, NORTH. CAROLINA.

RAIL GAUGE FOB- SPIN NING FRAMES.

Application filed January 13, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT M. GUILLET,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Charlotte, in the county of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Gauges for Spinning Frames, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to leveling or truing devices, and particularly to means for longitudinally leveling or straightening the rails of spinning frames or other like frames.

In ring spinning frames which have relatively long rails and beams supported at intervals by Samson posts or equivalent elements there is a constant tendency for the rails to sag or spring from their normal accurately horizontal position and it is necessary from time to time to adjust the feet of the Samson posts so as to bring the rails to an accurately horizontal position throughout their entire length.

The object of this invention, therefore, is to provide a very simple and convenient means for straightening or truing these rails or beams, which means embodies an anchoring device for one end of a taut wire adapted to be engaged with one end of the spinning frame, and anchoring means for the other end of the wire and adapted to be attached to the spinning frame, which includes a tightening drum upon which the wire is 35 wound and a gauge slidable longitudinally on the rail and having graduations coacting with the wire which will indicate whether, at any point, the rail or beam is deflected downwardly or upwardlv and above or below its normal position, thus indicating the extent to which the adjustable feet on the foot ends or Samsons should be adjusted,

Other objects have to do with the details of construction and arrangement of parts as will appear more fully hereinafter.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein f Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of the rail of a spinning frame showing my gauge applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view,

the housing of the drum being in section; Figure 3 1s a sectional view through the rail A, showing the clamp 26, n elevation;

Figure 4: is an enlarged frdnet elevation Serial No. 612,371.

of the clamp 10 and allied parts, showing the gauge 34;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the gauge. In the drawings, A designates a rail or beam of a ring spinning frame as, for instance, one of the roller beams or one of the rails of the creel or any other part of like character which it ,is desired to straighten. Adapted to be applied to one end of this rail and firmly engaged therewith is an anchoring member comprising a bow-shaped clamp 10, the upper end of which is formed with a flat, longitudinally extending portion 11 adapted to seat firmly upon the rail with its outer edge in accurate alignment with the outer edge face of the rail A and formed with the inwardly projeeting feet 12. This b0w-shaped member 10 is preferably formed to provide a strengthening flange 13 andat its lower end carries an integral, interiorly screw-threaded thimble 14. Having screw-threaded engagement with this thimble is the clamp screw 15 having a knurled head 16 at one end formed with radial recesses 17 for the insertion of a key or lever whereby the head may be rotated and at its inner end being provided with a swiveled head 18 (see Figure 3) which is adapted to bear against the under face of the rail. The member 11 is rectangular in form and at one end is formed on its upper edge with a. notch 19 and at the end opposite this notch there is carried the shaft of a drum 20, this drum having oppositely disposed flanges 21. Theshaft of the drum extends through the outside wall of the portion, 11 and is provided with a head 22 whereby it may be rotated, this head being of any suitable construction to that end, and mounted upon the shaft or spindle of the drum is aratchet wheel 23 with which a spring actuated pawl 2 f engages so that as thedrum is rotated in a direction to tighten-up on the wire 25, the pawl will hold the spindle of the drum from reverse rotation under the tension of the wire. This wire 25 is preferably a piano wire, as that has very great tensile strength and may be tightened up to any degree required without any tendency to stretch.

Adapted to be applied to the opposite end of the frame is an anchoring member comprising a bow-shaped clamp 26 having at its lower end an inwardly screw-threaded-spin- (lie 27 through which the clamp. ,scretv gauge.is graduated upward fromv mark and downward from the zero mark.

passes. .Thisclamp screw is of the same construction as the clamp screw heretofore described and requires on further description. The upper end of the clamp 26 has upon it a foot 28, one end of which has an upstanding flange 29 which is nicked at 30 for engagement with the wire 25. Strengthening webs 31 extend from this flange 29 to the base or foot. At one end of this foot 28 remote from the flange 29 there is provided a hook 32 or equivalent member, the wire 25 having a ring 33 adapted to pass over this hook and be engaged thereby. The hook, of course, faces away from the flange 29 and, therefore,.away from the other anchoring device. lVhen the clamp 26 is engaged with one end of the wire and the clamp 10 is engaged with the opposite end of the wireand the wire '25-has its hook engaged with the hook 32 and the drum 20 is turned until the wire 25 is taut, it is obvious that the wire will describe a straight line from one end of the wire and by which any inequalities in the rail may be gauged. The means for gauging the inequalities in the rail com prises. a slidable gauge 34: having a circular base 35. The gauge 3& is semi-circular in plan view so as to provide a fiat face 36, which face is graduated. Preferably there is a zero graduation whose height is the same as the distance from the upper face of therail A to the wire 25 atthe notches 19 and 30 and thus it is obvious that if the rail ,A- is straight throughout its entireextent the wire 25w'ill coincide with this zero graduation throughout the entire travel of the gauge 3 L as the gaugeis shifted from one end'of therailto the other. The, face of the the zero These graduations may be in fractions of an inch or may be in the metric system or of any other suitable character, and it is obvious. that as the gauge is passed along the rail that these graduations will indicate the extent. to which the rail is depressedor raised .ahd the extent to which it is necessary, therefore, to raise or lower the adjustable feet of the-Samson posts or the extent to which the supporting posts of the machine must be raised or lowered bya ny other-suitable means. It is thus an easy matter to gauge the set ofthe entire rail along its whole length.

The device may be readily applied, it will be seen, to any of the rails or beams of the machine which require this adjustment and may be readily set in place or as readily removed. Preferably the drum 20 is protected .by a housing 37 so that the wire may be wound up upon the drum and thus the wire prevented from becoming twisted, kinked or otherwise deformed when. not. in use.

The aperture in this, housing through which the wire passes is sufficiently small to prevent the passage of the ring 33, and by throwing off the pawl it is an easy matter to withdraw the wire from engagement with the hook 332 whenever it is desired to use the device.

\Vhile I have described my device as being particularly used for spinning frames, it will be obvious that it may be also used for leveling fly frames, twister frames, spooler frames or any frames having a table form with supporting rails or beams upon which may be mounted any machinery parts or other devices. In other words, this device may be used for leveling or lining any table formed body. It will be noted of course, that. the bows 26 of the clamps are so made as to clear the angular roller beam and the guide boards,,guide lids, guide wires, thread boards, etc., which may be attached to these roller beams.

lVhile I have illustrated an embodiment of'my invention which has been found in actual practice to be of particular value, I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as it is obvious that these might be varied in many ways without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim 1. Means for gaging the straightness of the rails and beams of spinning frames com prising a pair of anchoring devices adapted to be secured upon the rail to be gaged, a wire supported on the anchoring devices, the wire being supported with its ends at the same height, one of said anchoring means being provided with means for tightening the wire, and a gauge slidable along the rail and having a face coacting with the wire and having graduations thereon, the graduations reading in opposite-directions from a zero point on the gauge equal in height to the height of the wire above the rail at its anchored ends.

2. Means for gaging the straightness of the rails and beams of spinning frames comprising a pair of anchoring devices adapted to be secured upon the rail to be gaged, a wire supported on the anchoring devices, the wire being supported with its ends at the same height, means for tightening the wire, and a gauge slidable along the rail, the gauge comprising a relatively large'base and an upstanding portion formed to provide a flat face coacting with the wire, the flat face being graduated.

3. Means for gauging the straightness of the rails of spinning frames comprising a pair of clamps adapted to be engaged with a rail at opposite ends thereof, each of said clamps including a member adapted to rest upon the upper surface of the rail, these members being of the same height and being notched upon their upper surfaces, one of said clamps being provided with a hook and the other with a winding drum, a wire mounted on the winding drum and having at its ends means whereby it may be engaged with said hook, said wire normally resting in the notches of said members and means whereby the winding drum may be held against the tension of the wire when the latter is tightened.

41.. Means for gauging the straightness of the rails of spinning frames comprising a pair of clamps adapted to be engaged with a rail at opposite ends thereof, each of said clamps including a member adapted to rest upon the upper surface of the rail, these members being of the same height and being notched upon their upper surfaces, one of said clamps being provided with a hook and the other with a winding drum, a wire mounted on the winding drum and having at its ends means whereby it may be e11- gaged with said hook, said wire resting in the notches of the members means whereby the winding drum may be held against the tension of the wire when the latter is tightened, and a gauge slidable along the surface of the rail to be straightened and including a base, and an upstanding portion having a flat graduated face coacting with the wire.

5. Means for gauging the straightness of rails and beams of spinning frames comprising two clamps adapted to be disposed at opposite ends of the rail to be gaged, each clamp including a clamp screw adapted to engage the under side of a rail and a portion adapted to rest on top of the rail and opposed to the clamp screw, the portions adapted to rest on the top of the rail having the same height and being notched upon their upper faces, a hook carried by one of said portions, a winding drum carried upon the other portion, a wire wound upon the winding drum and having at its end a loop whereby it may be engaged with said hook of the other clamping device, the wire resting in the notches of said clamps the drum having a head whereby it may be rotated, a ratchet wheel, a pawl adapted to coact with the ratchet wheel to hold the drum against reverse rotation under tension of the wire, and a gauge slidable longitudinally along the rail and having an upstanding portion formed with a fiat graduated face to coact with said wire.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

ALBERT M. GUILLET. 

